Category: Our stories

Ahmed en Halima,,en,Jeugd liefjes Ahmed en Halima waren uit elkaar gedurende vijf jaar nadat ze getrouwd waren,,en,Dankzij een donor van Miles4Migrant zijn ze nu herenigd in de ..,,en,Zijn vader raakte bij één aanval zwaar gewond en wordt verzorgd ..,,en

Childhood sweethearts Ahmed and Halima were apart for five years after they were married. Dankzij een donor van Miles4Migrant zijn ze nu herenigd in het Verenigd Koninkrijk,,en,Ahmed heeft zijn verhaal met ons gedeeld,,en,"We ontmoetten elkaar in een klein dorpje in het oosten van ons land,,en,We waren allebei op school,,en,Ze,,en,Terwijl hij regelingen treft voor de zijne,,en,Iman werkte als architect en steunde zijn vrouw en,,en,omdat ze was,,en. Ahmed shared his story with us: “We met in a small village in the east of our country. We were both in school. She …

Ibrahim’s story

Ibrahim’s family are being harassed by security forces in their home country. His father was seriously injured in one attack and is being cared for by his wife. Ibrahim’s wife and children have been issued with UK entry visas but his father’s was denied. Whilst he makes arrangements for his …

Iman’s story

Iman first saw his wife at a party and wanted to speak to her. Their fathers arranged their first visit; ‘I fell in love with her’. Their wedding soon afterwards was attended by over 300 people, familie, friends and relatives. Iman worked as an architect and supported his wife and …

Abraham’s story

Abraham and his wife Senait met in Sudan, when he came to us they had been apart for three years. When Abraham arrived in the UK he struggled to contact his wife as she’d gone back to her home country. ‘It was very difficult, especially for me, because she was …

Zafeera’s story

In Sudan Zafeera studied Business Management and she’s now graduated. Her husband Ibrahim worked in a greengrocers ‘The same idea as Tesco, Lidl’. Apart for three years after Ibrahim was forced to flee Sudan the couple kept in touch on the phone and through Facebook and Whatsapp. We zijn geweest,,en,Toen ze een jaar geleden met hen in contact kon komen, begon ze het proces om haar te kunnen brengen,,en …

Michael’s story

Michael is a child living with carers in his home country. His mother fled to the UK and lost contact with Michael and his brother for several years. When she was able to make contact with them a year ago she started the process of being able to bring her …

Nazafarin’s story

I was a teacher in Iran and my husband was a mechanical engineer. I had opinions about women’s freedom an unfortunately the government didn’t like it so I left my country to avoid being in prison for the rest of my life. Toen ik Iran verliet, was ik een maand,,en,"We konden niet leven,,en,Hij vroeg visumaanvragen voor zijn familie om zich bij hem aan te sluiten,,en …

Arash en Maaria,,en,In Iran studeerde Arash de civiele techniek en werkte hij als civiel ingenieur,,en,zijn vrouw Maaria studeerde informatica,,en,Na het veranderen van zijn religie was het niet langer veilig voor Arash om in Iran te zijn en vluchtte hij naar het Verenigd Koninkrijk,,en,Hij en Maaria waren meer dan twee jaar uit elkaar,,en,"We zouden niet zonder elkaar kunnen leven.",,en,"Toen we elkaar op het vliegveld zagen, was het een van de beste gevoelens in ons leven ... eigenlijk is het moeilijk te zeggen.",,en,Arash is nu van plan om zijn Engels te blijven verbeteren, zodat hij hier naar de universiteit kan gaan en in het VK kan werken,,en,Together Now Annual Report,,en

In Iran Arash studied civil engineering and worked as a civil engineer, his wife Maaria studied computing. After changing his religion it was no longer safe for Arash to be in Iran and he fled to the UK. He and Maaria were apart for over two years; “We couldn’t live …

Massoud’s story

“I don’t know which one to hug first” Massoud has been in the UK for two years – when he left Iran his wife Mina was pregnant. His daughter Banu was born whilst they were apart and over the last 18 months he’s watched her grow from a baby into …

Abba’s story

Abba ‘s wife and son stayed behind in Khartoum when he came to seek asylum in the UK and have only been in touch over the phone for the past year. “I am very happy to see them again. I missed my son for the long time I didn’t see …